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To Provide Planning Proposal for Habitable Street: A Case Study of
Dandi Road, Surat City
Yash S. Patel1, Palak S. Shah2
M.E. in town and country planning & Sarvajanik college of Engineering and Technology, Surat, India
Ad hoc Assistant Professor & Sarvajanik college of Engineering and Technology, Surat, India
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Abstract - Streets make up the majority of a city's public
spaces, and they play a vital role in city and town life. Streets
should be designed to serve as both public spaces and
transportation corridors. In ordertopromoteurbanlife, street
design weaves together numerous threads of public-making,
environmental stewardship, social equality, and economic
viability. Street design and layout determine how people
experience the natural environment, as well as the distinct
characteristics and quirks of a specific location. The study
aims to design complete streets that can accommodateawide
spectrum of people. It handles a variety of street features that
are necessary to improve the quality of urban environments
and the character of local streets, including pedestrian-
related, road-side elements, carriageways, cycling tracks,
parking, and so on. This paper proposes a method for
implementing a sustainable design framework for urban
streets that incorporates all road users' and stakeholders'
functional requirements in the street design based on each
road user's priority, suitability, and need, ensuring that
available road space is distributed evenly among all
stakeholders.
Key Words: Urban Design, Street-Scape, and Street-
Restoration
1. INTRODUCTION
The most basic unit of urban space through which
individuals experience a city is the street. Streets in India
have historically served as a barrier betweentheprivateand
public domains. In cities, streets account for a third or more
of all land and half of all impervious surface. There are two
types of streets: main streets and side streets. The majority
of major thoroughfares arewideandhaveheavytraffic.Main
streets are more visible for trade and public involvement,
and cars may use them for longer-distance excursions. Side
streets are quieter, offer a more residential atmosphere,and
can be used for parking. A street is a transportation facility
that is designed, built, operated, and maintained to ensure
safe mobility for all users, including bicyclists, pedestrians,
transit vehicles, truckers, and motorists, in accordance with
the facility's role and context. Streetsarea hugehindranceto
natural hydrology as well as a significant potential forbetter
stormwater management. Every street has its own distinct
character. Its setting, community preferences, road user
kinds, and demands are all aspects to consider. While a
street's efficiency is dependentoncontinuousandconnected
sidewalk clear pathways, bike lanes, and travel lanes,
interchangeable components such as parking spots, trees,
parklets, and transit stops allow a street to adapt to its
surroundings.
1.1 Street Development
Sustainable streets are "multimodal rights of way
designed and operated to create benefits related to
movement, ecology, and community that together support a
broad sustainability agenda embracing the three E's:
environment, equity, and economy," and their
implementation can help cities become more livable. Street
urban planning requires the use of sustainable streetscape
elements.
Local, county, state, and federal governments are
increasinglyconsidering sustainable roadwaystosatisfyand
balance the transportation needs of growing populations.
limit. The built and natural ecosystems, pedestrian and
bicycle access, social stability and fairness, economic
prosperity, and recreational activities all play a role in
sustainable street development. Sustainable streets help
communities maintain their visual image by creating a
beautiful and safe urban environment. Green infrastructure
helps to safeguard urban ecosystems by reducing
imperviousness, treating stormwater runoff,andprovidinga
variety of other advantages.
1.2 Advantages Street Development
Sustainable streets help society in a number of ways,
including defining the aesthetic image of sustainable cities,
serving as one of the most important parts of municipal
success, and serving as tourist attractions.
• Among the potential benefits are improved water
quality, carbon absorption, and reduced urban heat
island effects, to name a few.
• Maintain social well-beingthroughmakingstreetssafe
for public strolling and meeting areas where people
can regularly connect, as well as encouraging outdoor
activities.
• To increase environmental quality, improve air
quality, reduce heat island effects, improve water
quality, and reduce light pollution.

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• Reduces the usage of material resources, which helps
to keep the economy afloat.
• To improve public health, stimulate and facilitate
walking and other recreational activities in the
community.
2. HEADING 2
"Streetscape" is a term that "describes the street's design
quality and visual impression, and relates to the natural and
built fabric of the street." According to the concept, a street is
a public space where people can engage in a variety of
activities. Streetscapes and the visual experience they
provide have a tremendous impact on public spaces where
people interact, and they ultimately contribute to a
community'saesthetic quality, economic activity,health,and
sustainability.
Pedestrians can contribute to the expansion of local
economies. According to a report titled Walking the Walk,
walkability can help revitalize a downtown,promoteprivate
investment, and support the formation of a favorable
business climate. Pedestrian, bicycle, and transit-friendly
streetscapes can be made by expanding sidewalks, creating
buffers along the street, and decreasing the frequency of
curb cuts.
Streetscapes can help to ensure environmental
sustainability by minimizing automotivedependency,traffic
and congestion, and carbon emissions.
3. Sustainable Development Components
Fig -1: Sustainable Development Components
4. Methodology
In this work first step is to identify the problem. Then
framing aim and objective of the study. Next step is to study
the literature review and identify the case study related to
the work. Then select study area for selected stretch. Then
Collect the Primary data and secondary data .After that
analysis the data and provide proposal according to it. Select
the Study area for riverfront development on the basis of
availability on street. After that on the basis of survey and
collected data the planning proposals are prepared. In
planning proposal, the different infrastructure facilities are
provided as per requirement on selected stretch of road.
Green spaces are provided to improve the environment and
condition of street. The facilities of food court and sitting
areas are also provided.
5. Study Area
Surat is located in Gujarat, India's westernmost state. It is
India's most dynamic city, with one of the greatest growth
rates. Surat is Gujarat's commercial and economic hub, as
well as one of the country's most populous cities. It has a
thriving diamond and textile industry, as well as a fashion
and accessory shopping mall. Merchants and traders have
been drawn to Surat's seaports since ancient times.
5.1 Profile of Surat City
Surat is known as "THE SILKCITY,""THEDIAMONDCITY,"
"THE GREEN CITY,"and"THECITYToFLYOVERS"becauseof
its abundance of flowers. It is the second-largest city in
Gujarat, as wellasIndia'seighth-largestcityandninth-largest
urban agglomeration, after Ahmedabad. Surat would be the
world's fastest growing metropolitan from 2019 to 2035,
according to an Economic Times report. According to the
Swachh Survekshan 2020, Surat is India's second cleanest
city as of August 21, 2020. Surat is India's first smart IT city,
according to the Microsoft CityNext Initiative.
Fig -2: Dandi Road in West Zone, Surat

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5.2 Profile of Surat City
Surat's west zone is one of the city's quickest-growing
neighborhoods. The eight wards of the west zone are
Rander, Adajan, Jahangirpura, Jahangirabad, Pisad, Pal,
Palanpor, and Variav. The study's chosen length, "Dandi
Road," is located in Jahangirabad's west zone.
Surat has nine zones: West Zone, Central Zone, North Zone,
East Zone-A, East Zone-B, SouthZone-A,SouthZone-B,South
West Zone, and South East Zone, as well as 30 election
wards: West Zone, Central Zone, North Zone, East Zone-A,
East Zone-B, South Zone-B, South West Zone, and South East
Zone.
Table -1: Primary Data Details
Primary Data Details
Road Length 1.2km
Road Width 10.00km/10.35km (3-lane
road)
Median 1.35m
City-Bus Station
Width
2.50
Road after City-Bus 03.50
6. Literature Review
Good street design is critical to smart expansion. The
intersection of land use and transportationissupposedtobe
represented by streets. The three major components of
street design are the width of the street, the structure of the
street network, and the physical items alongthestreetscape.
Engineers who built streets in the past were primarily
concerned with speed and capacity, or the ability to move as
many cars as quickly as possible. Other considerations, such
as the liveability of neighbourhoods in the places where the
streets run, and the need of supporting varied street users,
such as pedestrians, bicyclists, rollerbladers, and
skateboarders, are now receiving increasing attention.
These papers provide a framework for improving the
resiliency of our dynamic Chicago neighbourhoods by
strengthening city streets and communities. Because the
diverse design principles for moving traffic, enablingaccess,
and providing maintainable street pavementsareapplicable
to all streets, the rules mentioned below are also
recommended for private roadways in new subdivisions.
The criteria for street design attempt to represent not just
traditional traffic and civil engineering approaches, but also
the unique demands of a highly populated metropolitan
context with limited space.
7. Case Studies
7.1 Profile of Surat City
• An investigation on the peculiarities of Kristianstad
street was conducted in order to improve street life in
Sweden.
• The research covers topics such as traffic calming,
shared space, living street, livablestreet,andcomplete
street.
• The location and role of comparable streets in the
broader transportation network, thecharacteristicsof
these streets and nearby buildings, and the links
between physical conditions and perceived social life
are all important factors to consider when increasing
street life.
7.2 African Cities Guidelines
• The project's purpose is to develop more walkable
neighbourhoods with integrated walking and cycling
facilities.
• African cities have introducedmodern modesofpublic
transportation, such as bus rapid transit, and
improved road design, providing safe and convenient
pedestrian crossings, and separating high-speed
vehicles to make cycling and walking, the most
popular modes of transportation, safer and more
appealing.
• They've put in place non-motorized transportation
regulations that require a safe, comfortable, and
convenient environment for pedestrians, cyclists,
bicycle taxis, and other modesofactivetransportation.
8. Planning Proposal
In the planning proposal, basic amenities such as a cycle
track, a pedestrian area, parking facilities, shops, a food
court, photographic points section by section, and an
autocade plan were included to give the public a clearer
picture of future street development.

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Fig -3: Cross Section of Road
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Fig -4: Top View of Selected Street Area
8. Conclusion
It is evident from the above evolved method that the
integrated approach towards street planning adopted will
help to achieve the complete streets. The data collected and
evaluated revealed detailed picture of the present street
conditions. The data collected under various heads will be
used to get detailed analysis and correlation of built
environment and streetdesignelementstoachievecomplete
streets as a whole through proper planning, and designing,
using required elements of design be it a street or built
environment. The quantitative evaluation of the streets will
help to have clear understanding of the each and every
parameter thatneedsimprovementordesigninterventionto
achieve complete streets. The evaluated results will help in
standardization of street designs ensuring the safety and
accessibility of streets. It will increase the mobility choices
among street users and will enhance the urban design
qualities of along the street. This will providethecitytohave
well-planned, well-designed and well-connected
transportation network for all types of users.
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